What color is #CABBDB?

#CABBDB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sweet Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CABBDB?

The RGB value is 202, 187, 219: 202 red, 187 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CABBDB?

The complementary color is #CCDBBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CABBDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CABBDB color

#CABBDB rgb(202, 187, 219)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CABBDB is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 73.3% green and 85.9% blue (202, 187, 219).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Lucid Dreams (#CCBBDD), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.64:1).

#CABBDB color codes

HEX	`#CABBDB`
RGB	`rgb(202, 187, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 73.3%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 31%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 15%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78, 11.26, -14.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78, 18.02, 308.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.911, 53.212, 74.382)`
Decimal	`13286363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CABBDB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CABBDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CABBDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CABBDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cabbdb; }
.text { color: #cabbdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cabbdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 187 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cabbdb, #dabbdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #CABBDB?: #CABBDB is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sweet Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CABBDB?: The RGB value is 202, 187, 219: 202 red, 187 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CABBDB?: The complementary color is #CCDBBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CABBDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.